Rapids Home Grown/ Youth updates

A very nice goal from Ricardo Perez

 

Gotta love how he just walks away like its no big deal.

 

Yeah, I noticed and liked it as well. It's nice to see.

 

I couldn't figure out what you were talking about...until I noticed the link in DavidJames' post.

http://www.coloradorapids.com/blog/post/2012/05/29/watch-u-16s-perez-goes-upper-v-distance

 

I was just telling the other season ticket holder where I teach that I figured the Rapids were going to be signing him soon. He seems to get time in every reserve match and he traveled with the team to Cali in the preseason.

Having seen him in HS a couple of times, he reminds me a lot of JL, both in stature and style of play. How would it work to add him to the roster now? Would someone have to go? or would he not count the same since he is a home-grown player?

 

basically the rapids have to make it worth his while or he is gonna head to UVA for the year

 

He won't count against the salary cap if he signs, but he would take up one of the 30 roster spots. We're at 31 rostered players right now (Wallace on season-ending IR doesn't count towards the 30) so somebody would have to go unless there's another season-ending injury. Probably one of the 10 reserve players at 44K/34K.

 

James Rogers was called up to the U-20 Nats by Tab Ramos.

 

Watch the Rapids U-18's and some of the Rapids U-16's game today. We definitely have talent down there. I just have to say, Dillon Serna is an absolute gifted player.

The referring on the other hand is atrocious. The U-18's played a full half with a man up. It was a very physical game, with some great goalkeeping from the St Louis club.

 

I think a number of us saw this coming - Shane O'Neill has been offered a contract and is thinking it over with his family.

http://www.bocopreps.com/fall-sport...recent-fairview-grad-oneill-weighing-contract

It's hard for me to root for a Fairview guy, but in this case I will

 

Nice, Will cause another Roster Casualty but if he can provide more CB depth, the better.

 

Amarikwa, its been nice knowing you.

 

are you calling oneill a cb... he's a mf/f

 

Bench? I didn't know he was back from Africa.

 

A new Academy name (to me at least) appears in today's reserve game report. Idrissa Camara subbed in for the last 12 minutes.

Avery Ball was also on the unused subs list.

 

When he won MVP of tourney he was listed as d mid/ defender. No clue if they were wrong

 

per a source close to o'neill, a decision will be announced within the next week

 

Shane Oneill will sign with the Rapids

 

O'Neill signed over the weekend. The article from the Daily Camera states that his time with the reserves this spring led him to believe he is ready to play at the MLS level. His contract is for three years. the Rapids haven't announced as the league hasn't signed off on the contract yet.

http://www.bocopreps.com/fall-sport...-grad-oneill-signs-colorado-rapids?source=rss

 

This. I haven't seen him on the bench since he left.

 

Finally went and googled these 2:

Idrissa Camara
http://ussda.demosphere.com/teams/17276140/17297135-17276233/17847935.html
Avery Ball
http://www.topdrawersoccer.com/club-player-profile/avery-ball/pid-10019433

 

There's an interview with O'Neil up on the Rapids website. In it they ask about if he's interested in playing for the USMNT, and he said he'd prefer Ireland. I know he has an Irish last name, but so do millions of other people in the US. How does he qualify for ireland? (even though it very likely won't happen)

 

He was born in Ireland. His family owns Connor O'Niell's pub in Boulder. I have forgotten at what age he was when the family moved to the Boulder area.